The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-01

stantially as follows, and this will advia.
You accurately Of the views entertained
generally in the senate as then and now
constituted: In 1873 and 1896 there war
an apprehended outbreak of the Semi,
mole Indians m Florida. The Governor
of the State in his message TO the Legis-
laturr on the 18th Of November, 1856
makes the following statement: ON the
J l2th of January, 1888, the General As.
sembly passed AN act entitled, An act
to provide for the final removal OF the In,
4 dians of the State and for other purposes "
/ The first section Of that act makes IL un-
lawful for any Indian Ia remain in the
state. The second section requires the
GoNernnr Ia raise q brigade. The fifth
section provides that the Governor shall
tender said brigade to the National Gov
meni for the removal of the Indians.
1 The sixth section makes IL the duty of
I ia" tnN"rnmrnt, ln event of the National
Government refusing Ia accept the
hrigadr. forthwith Ia secure the
/ frontier settlements and employ the
brigad" lu capturing the Indians. The
seventh and ninth sections provide for
meeting the expenses of the force The
/ eleventh section provides that when the
Indians commence actual hostilities the
/ Governor shall carry this act into execu-
iion. After thus citing the law, the
1 lnrssag" continues; In obedience 10 tho
requirements of the act, | attempted Ia
/ rails" the brigade In December last tho
| contingency occurred, upon the happen
/ my oi which III" executive was required
/ 10 carry the law into execution. The
/ Indians commenced actual hostilities by
attacking detachment Of United States
troops, commanded by Lieutenant Hart
sui. The officer in command of the
l nlt"d States forces was not able To
! giN" the protection required with such
"A lin" of frontier. and the citizens prop
"rly called upon the State Government
Ia protect them in the enjoyment Of
their lives and property
] immediately rendered Ia the Secretary
"f War such portion of the brigade as
had been raised, and promised TO raise
ia" balance at the earliest practicable
moment. He decIiHed. however, Ia re-
celv" more than five companies-three of
mounted men and two ~ infantry-the
latter of which | could only procure to
the extent of one detachment. The three
mounted companies Of volunteers mum
b"red, rank and file, 260 men. which was
all the force Of that description that |
was advised the Government designed
using for frontier protection. This. TO my
NINA, was quite insufficient 10 the sue
cessful protection of the country, 20 say
nothing of furnishing pursuing parties
when the Indians should make their ap-
pearance in the settlements. |, there
fore, determined to retain In the service
OF the state the companies of Captains
Durrnnce. Lesler. Hendricks and John
son, and afterwards a detachment OF
Lieutenant Addison. Elaking. rank and
file, 400 men, These troops have been
employed partly on the frontier and
partly in the Indian country. Detach-
ments have on several occasions over
taken and fought the enemy, once recov-
erlng a large amount of property Of
which they had robbed one Of our beet
citizens. and killing, ~ was supposed
from four Ia seven Indians
The committee held that this message
established the fact that the Governor
of ia" State was advised that the United
States had refused to authorize these
troops Ia u" raised and Ia receive them
IN the service when raised, and they
were employed therefore on the renpon-
sbility of the State alone, and that the
United States would not paw for them.
jefferson Davis being at that time Secre-
tary of War The committee say.
There H. long. aud we believe un-
broken line of precedents for the pay
ment of ia" claims Of States and Terri
tories under the provisions Of the Con-
stltution. for expenses incurred by them
on account of volunteers and State
eases of invasion or threatened invasion
and Indian hostilities, where the emer-
gency Was such as Ia require action be-
fore the United States could or did take
effective measures for their protection.
This committee feels safe in saving that
ia no ease recognized by the United
States Government was the expense in
CURED. otherwise than when the emer-
gency was such as Ia require action be
a. q.
take effective measures for their protec-
tion, and certainly la no ease where the
State authorities keep In service troops
that the National Government had dis
tinctly declined, Against this opinion
of the senate Committee il offered the
fact of this dispatch Of John Is. FLOYD,
Secretary Of War, Of the I'd Of May, 1887.
AZ the conclusion of ia" hostilitiss. The
dispatch IL as follows:
War Department, Washington, ID. g.,
MAY ?. 1867, To his EXcellency, James
T.. Broom, Governor of Florida ! have
the honor Ia acknowledge receipt Of your
letter of the sth instant. asking the ap-
pIoNhl of the services Of certain volun-
t.crs called ont by you, and in reply in
form YOU that the explanation Of the me-
ceSsity Of their services IN satisfactory,
and orders have been issued To the officer
commanding in Florida 10 muster them
IN and ont Of the service Of the United
States, tSigned JoHH Is. FLOYD.
Secretary of War"
In reference To this the report Of the
committee of the Senate is substantially
AZ follows. They respectfully submit
that the apparent effort Of the Secretary
of War to muster troops by sort Of
nunc protunc proceedings into the Gov.
ernment service was unauthorized, es-
p,cially after he had declined TO accept
these troops before the alleged services
All this correspondence was with refer.
ence to presenting the matter 10 Con
gres-: bat even IL attempted IL was an
effort 10y the President and Secretary 10
reimburse the State without Congress
being notified that there was "A necessity
for the employment of these troops and
il was without authority and not bind
ing on the Government Besides the
official State rolls do not appear 10 have
heen flied in compliance with the sug-
gestion Of the Secretary. These troops
had disbanded before the mastering Off
Ger arrived. The Committee further
states A. follows In 1855 the United
States Government appropriated f24O, 900
10 pay the Florida troops In the spring
of ls5, $92 .O00 was paid 10 Florida ON
account Of the Indian hOstilities. She
filed two accounts against the Govern
ment ia 1857. but this one IL not men
TONED and when in 1853 the Governor
suggested that IL was debt OF the
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